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| DJIBOUTIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Massachusetts |
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Area > Land
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22,980 sq km |
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[147th of 238]
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Area > Total
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23,000 sq km |
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[155th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Djibouti - 395,000 |
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Climate
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desert; torrid, dry |
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Forested Land
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0.3% |
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[187th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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11 30 N, 43 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Eritrea 109 km, Ethiopia 349 km, Somalia 58 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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0.04% |
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[211st of 258]
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Largest city
Djibouti |
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Largest city population
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493,000 |
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[116th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Djibouti - 395,000 |
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Location
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia |
Map references
Africa |
Natural resources
geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum |
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Population density
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20.36 people per sqkm |
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[182nd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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34.21 people/m²
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[148th of 204]
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Precipitation
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163 mm |
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[89th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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23,200 km²
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[146th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Moussa Ali |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, dijbouti
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